Neraysho Kasanwirjo (born 18 February 2002) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...

Club career

Ajax

Born in

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, Kasanwirjo started playing in the youth ranks of Zeeburgia before being scouted and joining the Ajax Youth Academy at the age of nine. Progressing through the ranks, he made his professional debut in the Dutch

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, the second tier of professional football in the Netherlands, playing for

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, the reserves team of Ajax. On 19 August 2019, Kasanwirjo made his debut against

N.E.C. NEC Nijmegen (''Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie''), commonly known as NEC (), is a professional Dutch association football club based in Nijmegen. The club currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, following promotion f ...

in a 3–3 draw.

Groningen

On 10 May 2021, it was announced that

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had signed Kasanwirjo on a three-year contract, joining the club for the 2021–22 season after his contract with Ajax had ended.

Feyenoord

On 20 January 2023,

announced that it had reached a deal with FC Groningen for the transfer of Kasanwirjo, with the player signing a contract for four and a half years.

Rapid Wien (loan)

On 1 September 2023, Feyenoord and Rapid Wien announced that Kasanwirjo would spend the rest of the season at the Austrian club.

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Kasanwirjo is of Surinamese and Javanese descent. He is a youth international for the Netherlands.

Career statistics

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Honours

Feyenoord *

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Netherlands U17 *

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